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title: "Investors in People Accreditation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f1f8"
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buyer: "Intellectual Property Office"
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# Investors in People Accreditation

Buyer: Intellectual Property Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f1f8

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## Summary

The Intellectual Property Office procured Investors in People accreditation services. The requirement is for a full assessment of the organisation against the Investors in People accreditation framework, continuing the office’s long-standing accreditation. This is a professional assessment and accreditation service rather than a supply of goods or construction work. The buyer is the Intellectual Property Office, a central government public authority based in Newport, and the service concerns the organisation’s accreditation requirements. The selected provider, Investors in People Community Interest Company, is an SME specialising in the Investors in People service. The relevant classification is CPV 98130000, covering membership organisation services, although the practical requirement is organisational assessment and accreditation.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was made by direct award, below the applicable threshold and without competition. One completed lot covered the requirement. Investors in People Community Interest Company was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026, runs from 1 September 2026 to 28 February 2027, and is valued at £23,300 excluding VAT, or £27,960 including VAT. The contract is active. The procurement was evaluated through the buyer’s direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, and the published outcome identifies the accreditation service and the selected supplier. No separate competitive evaluation weighting or scoring basis is stated for this award.

This award indicates established demand from the Intellectual Property Office for repeat Investors in People accreditation assessment. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement would offer the Investors in People accreditation service itself, with the recognised framework, assessment methodology and qualified personnel needed to carry out a full organisational assessment. Credibility would also come from experience working with public sector or similarly structured organisations, managing evidence gathering and stakeholder engagement, and producing the assessment outputs required for accreditation. The incumbent is an SME and a specialist Investors in People provider, showing that delivery is suitable for a focused specialist business rather than only a large general consultancy. Competitors would need the relevant accreditation expertise, assessor capacity and ability to support a central government client through the complete assessment process.

## Notice

The office has been accredited by Investors in People for many years and have agreed to go through a full assessment again.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083775-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £23,300 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Intellectual Property Office |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Postcode area | Newport |
| Postcode | NP10 8QQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield |
| Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Investors in People |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98130000 - Miscellaneous membership organisations services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 10:17 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083775-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083775-2026
  4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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